County Supervisors OK Study Committee On Salary Increase
Santa Barbara County supervisors endorse forming a blue ribbon citizens committee to review the pay scale. The panel would likely propose a more modest raise than the 69 percent boost approved last December, with finalization aimed for February 29.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara
Catherine Bolt
Goleta Valley
Citizens’ Committee
Frank Frost
Francis H. Beattie
James M. Slater
Grand Jury
Charles F. Catterlin
County Hopes Dim as Tax Hike Seems Likely
Santa Barbara County faces a potential property tax increase after administrative officer Raymond D. Johnson announced that efforts to cut the proposed levy by five percent have not fully materialized. Johnson cautioned that negotiations and budget constraints limit further reductions this year.
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Santa Barbara County
Five take out papers for supervisor races in Santa Barbara
Five candidates filed nominating papers for two Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors seats on opening day. Fifth District contenders include Anne Marie Kirkpatrick and George S Hobbs Jr. Others in the field for the same district or the second district include Robert Kalliman Alan Eschenroeder Daniel Liquornik Daniel Firth Harold Fletcher and Sheriff John W Carpenter seeking reelection. County treasurer candidates and talks on budget impacts frame a busy filing period with a March 8 deadline.
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Santa Barbara
Daniel
Edward McMillan
Quakers urge Nixon withdrawal from Society of Friends
A University Friends meeting in St Louis urges President Nixon to withdraw his Quaker membership citing teachings against war. They object to electoral corruption, Indochina War, May Day arrests, and bombing of Cambodia and Laos.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Nixon
Society of Friends
University Friends Meeting
Washington
Cambodia
Laos
County to take over SY airport hangar from Hetrick
Santa Barbara County will assume possession of the hangar at Santa Ynez County Airport from pilot Morgan Hetrick. The leasehold, bought for 66,000 by Hetrick and reassigned to the county for 55,000, will now be owned by the county. Hetrick will pay 550 dollars monthly through October 29 and may bid on hangar rental afterward. jet aircraft and his aircraft-modifying work are involved.
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Santa Barbara County
Santa Ynez County
Morgan Hetrick
Santa Ynez
Hetrick
Fletcher Jones
Westerly Stud Farm
Bruce Dodd
Jones
Dodd
Lompoc poll shows Stevens leading in city council race
A Vandenberg Junior High class project poll found Lompoc Mayor E. C. Stevens leading with 31 percent in the council race for March 5. It also notes concerns over a storm drain system and predicts a possible 70 percent turnout, though the sample size and methodology are limited.
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Vandenberg
Lompoc
E. C. Stevens
Youth cleared of arson charges in Los Angeles
Michael Altenburger an 18 year old from Tucson was cleared of 25 murder counts and an arson charge in connection with the Stratford Hotel fire. Police and the district attorney’s office found he could not have started the blaze, and he spoke only briefly to reporters after the hearing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Michael Altenburger
Arizona
Altenburger
Tucson
Ariz
Stratford Hotel
County Offices Face Consolidation Moves Across Departments
The board of supervisors may approve merging the resources and collections department with the auditor-controller office. Administrative officer Johnson will soon present a recommendation, following director Fabyanich's late April retirement after 17 years. Earlier consolidations include the clerk with the recorder at year end 1974, aiming for efficiency and cost cuts amid tax office consolidation rumors.
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Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
Paul Floyd
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Resources and Collections Department
John Fabyanich
County Recorder
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6595Th Aerospace Test Wing
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Bud Trimble
Youth Services Division
Pete Graves
Vince Allen
Den 6
VAFB
Raymond D. Johnson Johnson
Gospel Meeting
Church OF Christ
Knights of Pythias
Laurel Ave
California
Don King
Fremont
Stevens
Gene Lynch
Charlotte Benton
Fred Bock
Sol Lefkowitz
Walter Smith
Steven Cox
Charles Carmichael
Joe Herron
Edwin Leach
Eugene Ashlock
Miguelito
Channel Safer
Phineas Phearn
E. Ocean Ave
East Chestnut
Starbuck
McPeek
Merth H Street
The
Order of the
Linnett’s
Lompoc Shopping Center
America
Avirorme
TEER
Larrabee Bros
S. Blosser
Santa Maria
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